Glycosidic Linkages / Di- & Poly-saccharides
Haworth rings in 3D. The saffron C–O–C bridge is the glycosidic bond: read its exact linkage, find the reducing end, then hydrolyse it.
DISACCHARIDES
POLYSACCHARIDES
C
O
H
glycosidic C–O–C
free anomeric C (reducing)
Spin
Hydrogens
Labels
Reducing end
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Note flat Haworth rings with real bond lengths · glycosidic angle ≈ 117°